The cost of intelligence is heading to zero. Construction still hasn't figured out what to do with that.

In today's episode of Bricks and Bytes, we had Matt Gough and we got to learn about why AI adoption in construction is solving the wrong problem, what a genuine industry moonshot could actually look like, and why the contracting model itself is blocking real transformation... and many more!

Tune in to find out about:

✅ Why 50 senior AEC leaders are all bullish on AI - but almost none of them are using it to change how the industry actually works

✅ The "virtual vertical integration" argument - and whether AI makes what Katerra attempted possible this time

✅ How misaligned incentives across the construction supply chain kill innovation before it gets started

✅ What the Empire State Building can still teach us about project delivery in an AI-enabled world

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

03:00 Introduction and context of AI in construction

05:29 The current state of AI adoption

08:10 Challenges in optimizing construction processes

11:17 The role of AI in redefining construction value chains

14:05 Identifying the moonshot for construction

17:07 The importance of collaboration in achieving goals

20:09 The future of AI and construction integration

29:02 Navigating the rapid pace of change

30:22 The moonshot vision for transformation

31:36 Insights from AI in the AEC industry

33:35 Embracing AI: the gym analogy

34:41 Governance and innovation in AI tools

37:22 Shifting from risk transfer to collaborative production

42:50 Overcoming barriers to innovation

47:49 Immediate actions for industry transformation

47:57 Lessons from Neom: ambition and technology